diff --git a/nominatim/cli.py b/nominatim/cli.py
index e28ff295..37bcaffb 100644
--- a/nominatim/cli.py
+++ b/nominatim/cli.py
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ class UpdateReplication:
             conn = connect(args.config.get_libpq_dsn())
             start = dt.datetime.now(dt.timezone.utc)
             state = replication.update(conn, params)
-            status.log_status(conn, start, 'import')
+            if state is not replication.UpdateState.NO_CHANGES:
+                status.log_status(conn, start, 'import')
             batchdate, _, _ = status.get_status(conn)
             conn.close()
 
diff --git a/nominatim/tools/replication.py b/nominatim/tools/replication.py
index c7d0d3e5..afc1af47 100644
--- a/nominatim/tools/replication.py
+++ b/nominatim/tools/replication.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def update(conn, options):
     repl = ReplicationServer(options['base_url'])
 
     outhandler = WriteHandler(str(options['import_file']))
-    endseq = repl.apply_diffs(outhandler, startseq,
+    endseq = repl.apply_diffs(outhandler, startseq + 1,
                               max_size=options['max_diff_size'] * 1024)
     outhandler.close()